This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > General Knowledge β Quiz 913 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books General Knowledge Quiz 913 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is the saline soda lake, Lake Bogoria (at one time Lake Hannington)? A) Mozambique. B) Ethiopia. C) Kenya. D) Somalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kenya. 2. Traditionally, what is used to coat Edam cheese? A) Sugar. B) Oil. C) Wax. D) Molasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wax. 3. What are marram, fescue, and rye? A) Types of grass. B) Beers. C) Ceramic designs. D) Frogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Types of grass. 4. Frank Dekum, a 19th-century banker in Portland, Oregon, contributed money to import what to Oregon? A) German farm machinery. B) German song birds. C) Tyrolean plant life. D) London Bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) German song birds. 5. Where in London would you find "Rotten Row" ? A) Trafalgar Square. B) Kensington Gardens. C) Hyde Park. D) The South Bank of the Thames. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyde Park. 6. Which of these is not in the borough of Manhattan, New York City? A) Coney Island. B) Broadway. C) Central Park. D) Times Square. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coney Island. 7. How many rounds did it take for Lennox Lewis to beat Mike Tyson in 2002? A) 8. B) 1. C) 4. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 8. At the 1976 Olympics, who, at age 14, scored so highly that the score board could not display her score? A) Ludmilla Tourischeva of Russia. B) Yelena Davydova of Russia. C) Mary Lou Retton of the USA. D) Nadia ComΔneci of Romania. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nadia ComΔneci of Romania. 9. Which British monarch granted the first royal charter to what was eventually known as The East India Company? A) Charles II. B) Victoria. C) Elizabeth I. D) Anne. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elizabeth I. 10. Which of these words is closest to a synonym for "homily" ? A) Pod. B) Sermon. C) Lounge room. D) Catchy tune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sermon. 11. Waqf, or hibss, is something under Islamic law which provides what? A) Astronomical charts. B) A framework for fasting. C) A list of acceptable ways of preparing food. D) A sustainable, ongoing charitable endowment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sustainable, ongoing charitable endowment. 12. Which of these starred in the 2001 film "Gladiator" ? A) George Clooney. B) Bruce Willis. C) Russell Crowe. D) Mel Gibson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russell Crowe. 13. Which of these stories occurs in the Bible's book of Genesis? A) Noah's Ark. B) Crucifixion. C) Lazarus rising from the dead. D) Moses parting the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noah's Ark. 14. For which World Championship is the Summoner's Cup awarded? A) Ritinis. B) Esports World Cup. C) League of Legends. D) Parkour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) League of Legends. 15. Which two bodies of water does the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connect? A) The Black Sea and the Aegean Sea. B) The Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. C) The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. D) The Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. 16. Under what country's banner were two teams entered in the 1904 Olympics in the same sport? A) Canada. B) Hong Kong. C) Bermuda. D) Puerto Rico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canada. 17. In the acronym NASA, what does the first "A" stand for? A) Aeronautic. B) Aerospace. C) Atmospheric. D) Administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aeronautic. 18. What is "hydrophobia" applied to? A) Fear of enclosed spaces. B) Fear of power stations. C) Rabies. D) Reluctance to clean the bath. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rabies. 19. What is the common name for encephalitis lethargica? A) Laziness. B) Boredom. C) Sleepy sickness. D) Breakfast in bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleepy sickness. 20. In darts, what is the next in the sequence 1, 18, 4, 13, 6? A) 17. B) 15. C) 2. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10. β PreviousNext βRelated QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge Quiz 1General Knowledge Quiz 2General Knowledge Quiz 3General Knowledge Quiz 4General Knowledge Quiz 5General Knowledge Quiz 6General Knowledge Quiz 7General Knowledge Quiz 8General Knowledge Quiz 9 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books